Al Sutton

Who is Al Sutton?

Al Sutton MD is an American filmmaker, and actor, who has produced a variety of films of different genres, including documentaries in the medical field, documentaries of memorable, historic events, and theatrical films. He is also a musician, and operates his own record label, Alsut Records.

As documentary filmmaker, he produced Fraternal Twins: The First Year of Life, which was widely distributed to universities in the 1980s, when he was a practicing physician. His footage of the first Gay Liberation March in 1970 was aired, at the time, on network TV, and is now being considered for a new release. His rare footage of the Women's Strike for Equality, which took place in New York City in 1970, released in 2011 as a short entitled, Equality, I Am Woman, featuring the music of Helen Reddy, with narration by Gloria Steinem and Jacqui Ceballos.

Sutton produced and performed the title role in The Poet Englestrom, which was an Official Selection at the Pasadena, California, 2010 Action On Film International Film Festival. He won the WAB Best Performance in an Acting Role at that festival. The Poet Englestrom, written by Alexander Weiss, also won first prize for a short film in the SkyFest III Film & Script Festival in Ashville, North Carolina; and was Official Selection at The Stepping Stone Film Festival in Chennai, India. Sutton wrote, produced and played the lead role in the film, Five Valid Reasons for Murdering Lisa, directed by Fran Rizzo. His film All in a Row, which he wrote, produced and directed, was nominated at the 2010 World Music and Independent Film Festival in Washington D.C., where it won best original sound. The film featured the music of Chris Anderson, and had the legendary Arnold S. Eagle as consultant. Sutton was seen on TV in the Vaya con Dios episode of Law & Order. Sutton wrote, produced and directed, Love and Marriage, a film featuring music provided by Billy Eckstine. He was a cast member in short film of Madeleine Olnek, Make Room for Phyllis, which was featured at the Palm Springs International Film Festival 2006. A feature film script, Caballo is in development.